Archive for category Health and Safety
Beware of Quake/Tsunami Charity Scams
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on March 13, 2011
After a major disaster like the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, millions ofpeople go online to find out how they can help. But, sadly, scam artists alsogo online to try to take advantage of the tragedy to divert much neededcontributions into their own coffers.Read the rest of this entry »...
Shoot an Internet Safety Video & Win $10,000
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on March 6, 2011
Are you an aspiring filmmaker? If so, grab your cell phone, digital cameraor any other device that shoots video and see if you can win 10 grand bycreating a video about being an good online citizen, using a cell mobile wiselyor maintaining your online privacy.Read the rest of this entry »...
The King’s Speech and Me. After 6 Years of Speech Therapy, It’s My Turn to Thank the Academy
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on March 2, 2011
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Using ScreenRetriever to monitor your kid’s PC
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on March 1, 2011
ScreenRetriever is a software program that enables parents to monitoreverything their child does on a Windows PC. You install the software on yourchild’s machine and your own and you can monitor everything the kid does inreal time. Or you can record snapshots of what appears on the child’sscreen.Read the rest of this entry »...
Why Google Stopped Collecting Last 4-Digits of Kids’ Social Security Numbers
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on February 27, 2011
As Huffington Post blogger Bob Bowdon reportedon Monday, Google was asking parents to providethe last four digits of their children’s social security number on the entryform for its annual “Doodle-4-Google” contest. The form also called for thechild’s full name, date and place of birth and grade level. Bowdon commentedthat “children’s social security numbers shouldn’t be required for an artcontes...
Disney Buys Togetherville — a social networking site for pre-teens
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on February 26, 2011
The Walt Disney Co. has acquired Togetherville, asocial networking site aimed at kids six through 10. Fordetails see my CNET News.com blogpost.Share on Facebook Tweet This PostSafeKids.com...
Vermont may require sex offenders to use real names on social networks
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on February 15, 2011
The state of Vermont is considering a law that would make it illegal forconvicted sex offenders to use a false name on social networking sites likeFacebook.Read the rest of this entry »...
FTC Warning on Wi-Fi Hotspots
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on February 12, 2011
The OnGuardOnline.gov Web site,operated by the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, HomelandSecurity,and other federal agencies, is warning people to becareful when using public Wi-Fi hot spots. The agency says users on publicWi-Fi hot spots should only log in to sites that are fully encrypted. Encryptedsites have an https at the beginning of their address andtypically have a lock in the lower right corner...
What’s Your Story Contest: $10,000 Prize for Winning Internet Safety Video
Posted by admin in Health and Safety on February 10, 2011
Security firm Trend Micro is launching its second annual “What’s YourStory” contest to encourage youth and others to submit short videos onInternet safety and privacy.Categories include being a good online citizen, using a cell phone wisely,and maintaining your online privacy.Read the rest of this entry »...